I have trouble grasping the idea of God as percieved through Christianity. This only because after studying it's effects, particularly among western civilization, I can tell you that some of the most fucked-up things happened in the name of religion. Some of the most atrocious, unimaginable things that one human being can do to another were done to appease the Christian God.

So I believe that many people who are athiest don't 'hate god', they simply hate the idea of a God who finds utility in suffering amongst innocent people.